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Jon Lester surrendered two runs -- both on a singular wild pitch -- in three innings of relief during Wednesday's win over the Indians in Game 7 of the World Series.

Lester came on for Kyle Hendricks after the latter walked Carlos Santana with two outs in the fifth inning. Jason Kipnis proceeded to burn the ace southpaw for an infield single, and that damage was compounded on David Ross' sailed throw which allowed the runners to advance to second and third. Lester then bounced a curveball which smacked off Ross' mask and hopped in the opposite direction. Both Santana and an ultra-aggressive Kipnis scored on the play. Credit to Lester, though, as he locked in after the rocky start to pitch scoreless ball into the eighth inning. Aroldis Chapman surrendered an RBI double to score an inherited runner on Lester's line with two outs in that frame before the Cubs finally closed things out in the 10th. Lester gets some much-deserved rest now -- well, after he's done celebrating. Nov 3 - 12:58 AM

Cubs manager Joe Maddon said that if necessary, Jon Lester likely has about "two solid innings" in him for Game 7 of the World Series.

Lester threw 90 pitches in the Cubs' Game 5 win two days ago. That actually works out somewhat conveniently, as on normal rest, Wednesday would have been a throw day for Lester, anyway. Two other notes on this front -- Maddon said that if Lester does enter the pressure cooker that is Game 7, David Ross will serve as his catcher (as is usually the case) and Maddon also said that Lester would only come in to start an inning. The Cubs will open the game with a battery of Kyle Hendricks and Willson Contreras. Nov 2 - 6:06 PM

FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal hears that Jon Lester is expected to function as the "middle man" in Game 7 of the World Series against the Indians on Wednesday.

Cubs manager Joe Maddon has shown no confidence in his bullpen outside of Aroldis Chapman, so Lester and John Lackey are both expected to be in the mix in relief of Kyle Hendricks in Game 7. Lester would be working on two days rest after throwing 90 pitches in Game 5. According to Rosenthal, the plan would be for David Ross to enter the game to replace Willson Contreras behind the plate if Lester indeed gets the call. Lester would presumably be asked to start an inning, but given his issues throwing to bases, it would be very interesting if anyone gets on against him in a tight game. Nov 2 - 10:39 AM

Cubs manager Joe Maddon said Jon Lester is highly doubtful to pitch in Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday night in Cleveland.

Lester just threw six innings (90 pitches) in Game 5 on Sunday. Maddon is almost certain to deploy the ace left-hander in a bullpen role if the World Series goes to a Game 7 on Wednesday. Nov 1 - 5:59 PM